Penn State looks to continue its Big Ten championship hunt by scoring one more upset on Saturday. The Nittany Lions take on the Indiana Hoosiers in the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament semifinal on Saturday afternoon following the conclusion of the other semifinal matchup between Purdue and Ohio State. Jalen Pickett and the Nittany Lions will take on the familiar role of underdog one more time as they continue to polish their tournament resume on the eve of Selection Sunday.
According to the gameday odds from BetMGM, Penn State is a slight underdog, which is what they have been in their first two Big Ten tournament games against Illinois and Northwestern. Indiana will be playing just its second game of the tournament after topping Maryland in the nightcap of the Friday schedule in Chicago.
Here is a look at the updated game day odds from BetMGM for Penn State’s semifinal Big Ten tournament game against Indiana. Here is how to watch the game. And here is a look at the updated Big Ten conference championship odds.
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For the third time this Big Ten tournament, Penn State will be the underdog, although the point spread is not necessarily lopsided once again. But the third game in as many days against a team as rested and good as Indiana is a tall order for the Nittany Lions. As such, the ESPN Basketball Power Index does see Penn State having a not-so-great chance of getting a win in the Big Ten semifinals.
The ESPN BPI gives Penn State a 29.8% chance of advancing to the Big Ten championship game on Sunday, which gives the Hoosiers a 70.2% chance of winning Saturday.
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Penn State continues to be without forward Caleb Dorsey due to an undisclosed injury that has been lingering throughout the season. There is no timetable for his return to the lineup, so Penn State will look to move on without him as long as necessary.
Indiana guard Anthony Leal is day-to-day with an ongoing ankle injury. He did take the floor in Friday night’s game against Maryland. The Hoosiers are without center Logan Duncomb due to sinus surgery and guard Xavier Johnson with a season-ending foot injury.
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